Band press for shoe-sole presses



` 1,634,996 July 5 1927 c. l.. HUNTooN `BANDPRESS FOR SHOE SOLE PRESSES Filed Nov. 22, 1926 wlw/fel J# Patented July 5, 1927-. l

UNITED vSTATES GULDEN' LHUNTOON, -OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BAN'D PRESS FOR SHOE-SOLE PRESSES.

Application med November 22, 1926. Serial No. 149,927.

My invention is a band press for shoe sole presses adapted for use in cementing soles to shoes. t

An object of m invention is a simple form of press wh1ch may be used with a shoe last to clamp and hold soles while being secured to shoes by the cementing method, and retaining the sole in position while the cement sets.

Another object of my invention is the construction of a press connected to a shoe last which uses rubber bands which may be stretched to engage and hold the shoe sole in cementing operations, the rubber bands or elastics exerting a suliicient pressure on the sole to hold same in position while the cement sets. y

In constructin my invention I utilize a shoe last on whic l supplemental lasts may be placed if desired, and have a series of rub- -ber bands connected to the base or supporting structure of the last. These bands are so positioned that they may be readlly stretched over the last,fon Le band crossing over the other,y if desiredfaynd/ yhence grip the sole of the shoe from the 'toe to the arch.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1. is a perspective view of my band press shown 1n operative relation to a shoe held on the last.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the press showing the last and the bands 1n their loose osition.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a shoey partly in section and the bands partlyin secy tion.

' Figure 4 is a side elevation of the last with an extra shoe last placed on top yof same showing the metal structure of the' base with the grooves for rubber bands.

Fi re 5 is a detail plan view, taken in the irectionof the arrow 5 'of Fig. 3, showing the manner of securing the bands to the metal base. n

Fi re 6 is a detail section on the l1ne6-6 of Fig. 3.

The metal structure of the press is formed substantially as follows:

A at bearing plate 1 rests on a table or other support being secured thereto by the screw clamp 2, this being of an ordinary character and illustrating one wa of fastening the last iny position. A we 3 extends upwardly -from the base and has a serles of slots 4 its upper edge 5 and also a se- 4and the transverse openings. These ries of enlarged transverse openings 6 directly below or connected with each slot.

A shank 7 extends upwardly from the base plate and from the web and preferably has lateral ribs 8 which are connected to the base or supporting ribs 9. A shoe last shape 10 is secured to the upper part of the shank and to the upper part of the ribs. This is of ordinary shape, such as used for ordinary lasts and, if desired, auxiliary lasts 11 of different sizes may be positioned on the fixed last 10.

A series of rubber bands 12 are secured in the web, these bands when loose being placed edgewise through the slots 4 and then turned yflat so that they fit in the openings 6, these openings being substantially rectangular in shape and of suicient length' to accommodate the width of the bands and of suliicient depth to accommodate the thickness of the bands and of a series of packing strips 13.l

These strips are also formed of rubberv and have a central perforation 14 to lit around the neck 15 formed in the web by thegslols pac ingstrips are stretched so that the head 16 formed at the upper part of the neck 15 may pass through the openings and thus allow the strips to close the slots 4. Thus when there are a series of rubber` bands caught in the openings 6 with a series of over-lapping packing strips 13 secured on the neck portions 15 underneath the head part 16 of the web and closing the slots 4, these rubber bands cannot pull out of the slots.

The vmanner and use of my press is substantially as follows:

It will be understood that a shoe may be pressed on the last and as the sole is cemented, as in repair work, the rubber bands are. stretched in such a manner as to over-lap and engage different portions of the shoe. For instance, the rubber band which is connected nearest to the shank 7 ma be stretched to engage the toe portion of t e sole, the band next thereto would be stretched to engage a part next "towards the heel, and so on until the rubber band furthest from the shank would engage the sole near the arch or'adjacent the heel of the shoe. -One or more bands 17 may be secured in an opening 18 at the rear part of the shank, being inserted through a slot 19, and may be utilized to grip the shoe, preferabl adjacent the toe, or tobind the other ban s in position.

From the above description, together with the drawings. it `Will be seen that the bands form in effect a double ian shaped structure when Idripping the shoe and as each of the bands may be formed of rubber having considerable tensile power a heavy pressing Astress may be exerted on the sole ot the shoe. ll will also be apparent that as the bands are operated one at a time that no great strength is required in clamping a shoe sole on a shoe With my type ot press. Moreover with this press when the rubber bands rive out they are readily renewable and, as the metal is not subject to Wear, the press may have a long life of service.

ln illustratingr my band press as applied to shoes, it is to be understood 'that it may be utilized for any other suitable device in which an article is desired to be clamped 'for a certain time in a certain position and this clamping may be done by utilizing a series ol rubber bands connecting over the article to the fixed structure to thus exert the desired pressure. From the above description it will be seen that I haveinvented a method of holdinfT articles in presses and a specic method of cementing shoes or other articles by successively gripping certain portions of the article by a resilient rubber band, a plying sutlicient bands extending over t e whole article to securely hold same in place and leaving the article the desired time.

Various changes may be made in the principles of in invention Without departing -from the spirit thereof, es set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

I claim:

l. A band press comprising a shank, a work mounting device attached to the shank, a web connected to the shank having a series ot openings there-through, and elastic bands in said openings, said bands being stretchable over the Work inountingdevlce.

2. A band press having a shank With a Work inountino' device connected thereto, a `Web in a fixed relation to the shank, said web having a series of transverse openings and slots leading into said openings, and a series of elastic bands in the openings stretchable over the Work mounting device.

3. A band press, as claimed in claim 2, the bands being positioned to engaffe dillerent portions of Work held on the "work manana mounting device, and said bands over-lapping one another.

al.. A band press having` a shank with a work mounting device connected thereto, a web havinnr a fixed rela-tion to the shank, said web having a series of transverse opens ings theretlnough, with Aslots forming entrance to said openings, the portion of the web between the openings forming a neck with a head between the slots, a series of hands in the openings, and a series of packing strips stretched over the heads and en raging the said necks, said packing strips forming closures for the slots and preventv ing removal of the bands.

5. A band press, as claimed in claim 4, the web being elon ated with reference to the work mounting evice, and the bands being positioned to engage different portions of work mounted thereon, said bands overlapping one another.

6. A band press for a shoe sole press comprising a shank having a shoe last connected thereto, a web connected to the shank and positioned substantially parallel to the last, said web having a series of transverse openings, and elastic bands in said openin s, the bands being positioned to engage di erent portions of the last in an over-lapping man DEI.

7. A band press, as claimed in claim 6, there beine' a slot in the base of the shank with an elastic band mounted therein, said band being adapted to stretch over the shank and to engage `the toe portion of the last.

8. A band press for a shoe sole press coinprising in combination, a bearing plate, ineens to clamp the plate to a table or the like, a shank connected to the plate having a last forin on its outer end, a Web extending from the shank and connected to the bearing plate, said web having a series of transverse openings with slots forming an entrance to said openings, and a series of elastic bands fitted in the openin s, said bands being positioned to engage c itl'erent portions of the last forni in an over-lapping manner.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CULLEN L. HUNTUON. 

